Register of United States Colored Troops who filed claims against the federal government, 1866-1869.

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Register of United States Colored Troops who filed claims against the federal government, 1866-1869.

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This bound volume records names of United States Colored Troops who filed claims against the United States for back pay and bounties for services during the Civil War.

.2 cu. ft. (1 volume)

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Military Dept.

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New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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It is unclear exactly how these volumes came into the State's possession. They may have been forwarded to the Adjutant General who in turn transferred them to the State Library; the State Library then transferred the volumes to the State Archives in the spring of 1978. A second possibility is that the volumes could have been donated to the Bureau of Military Statistics. In 1911 and 1912 the Adjutant General's Office transferred a large number of items collected by the bureau to the State Library...